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Ridley Scott on why he’s never directed a superhero movie

January 1, 2017 by Gary Collinson

With Ridley Scott currently deep in post-production on his Prometheus follow-up Alien: Covenant, the filmmaker has taken a break from the edit suite to chat to Digital Spy, during which he was asked why he’s yet to take on the reins of a comic book movie.

“Superhero movies are not my kind of thing – that’s why I’ve never really done one,” he responded. [I’ve been asked] several times, but I can’t believe in the thin, gossamer tight-rope of the non-reality of the situation of the superhero.  [I want to] keep making smart films… I’ve done that kind of movie – Blade Runner really is a comic strip when you think about it, it’s a dark story told in an unreal world. You could almost put Batman or Superman in that world, that atmosphere, except I’d have a fucking good story, as opposed to no story!”

Scott is probably a little too busy to dip his toes in the superhero genre in all fairness, given that he’s previously suggested he has two more Alien / Prometheus movies in mind after Alien: Covenant, not to mention a host of projects on his producing slate.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ridley Scott

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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